The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights (Wheeling, WV) and the visiting Monroe Central Seminoles (Woodsfield, OH), observed Wheeling Central Catholic's basketball team overcome Monroe Central by a score of 53-44.

The Maroon Knights (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Martins Ferry (Martins Ferry, OH). The Purple Riders come into the Buckeye 8 challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Martins Ferry defeated Buckeye Local (Rayland, OH), 67-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Seminoles battle the Shenandoah Zeps (Sarahsville, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Monroe Central will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Zeps come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 53-40 league win over River (Hannibal, OH).